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Clallam County approves housing funding recommendations for 2025–27, including support for veterans projects
Summary
The Board approved recommendations from the homelessness task force to allocate funds from the 2163 homeless housing assistance and 2060 affordable housing programs for 2025–27; commissioners noted the county allocated $720,000 of $1.6 million requested and discussed support for a veterans housing project in Forks.
The Clallam County Board of Commissioners on April 15 approved funding recommendations from the county's homelessness task force for programs funded under the homeless housing assistance (2163) and affordable housing (2060) sources for the 2025–27 period.
County staff said the recommendations came from responses to two requests for proposals. The board voted to accept the task force recommendations and directed staff to finalize contracts; approvals are contingent on standard contract reviews and legal vetting before funds are released.
Commissioner Mike French described one of the projects seeking congressional-directed funding support: Sargent Veterans Support (also referred to in the meeting as the Northern Regional Veterans Housing Network), a countywide organization headquartered in Forks that operates a shelter and owns nearby properties. French said the group has used modular housing as supportive living for veterans and is proposing a four-unit remodel focused on housing women veterans. “They own properties... they own a shelter that they use to house veterans,” Commissioner Mike French said, describing the group's local work.
At the meeting staff and commissioners noted the total funds requested across applications were about $1,600,000 and the task force recommended allocating $720,000. The presentation also cited a $130,000 recommended amount tied to one of the affordable-housing funding streams (details in the task-force table attached to the staff packet). Commissioners emphasized that any awarded money will be subject to contract terms, prevailing-wage and public-works rules where applicable, and that funds will be reallocated if applicants cannot accept the contract conditions.
Commissioners noted the Legislature was still considering backfilling some local record-processing revenue this session; staff said additional state action could modestly augment county funding. The motion to approve the 2025–27 recommendations passed unanimously.
